Wagon tilt



y May 17, 1932.

C. HOFRICHTER WAGON TILT Filed April 25. 1930 Patented May 17, 1932UNITED STATES CHARLES HOFRIGI-ITER, OF BRONSDORF, GrFJRMIAN'Yv i WAGONTILT applicati@ mea April 23,

The existing wagon tilts are'only badly suited for use in connectionwith such freight goods as rough provender and the like, in thatvegetables of this kind are so tightly enclosed in and by those tiltsthat they are exposed to the danger of becoming mouldy and also hot,perhaps in such a degree that the goods commence to burn. Besides, theexisting tilts are likely to rot and to be torn when lo being placedupon, and taken oif, the goods.

These and other drawbacks are obviated in and by my improved wagon tiltwhich allows of a thorough ventilation of the goods and can be pulledtightly down upon them i5 without any danger of tearing, and besides, itcan be used in a twofold manner, viz. not only as a wagon-tilt proper,but also as a tent or barrack or, more precisely, as a coveringtherefor, in which case at least two of these tilts are united with oneanother, as is also more fully described hereinafter. The thus improvedtilt is illustrated diagramatically and by way of example on theaccompanying drawings on which Figure l is a bottom view of a tiltdesigned according to this invention; Figure 2 shows it in its positionof use on a wagon with its freight; Figure 3 is a perspective view oftwo tilts put up and connected in such a manner as to form a tent orbarrack.

The tilt consists of a longitudinal middle part a of strongestwaterproof sail-cloth, raw silk, bast, or the like, and of two sideparts b which are united with said part by a comparatively large numberof stra-ps c which extend transversely to, and over, the parts a and bat the bottom surface thereof, and are sewn to, or otherwise connectedwith, them. At the ends of said straps are semicircular rings r orsimilar members through which pulling ropes n may be drawn, which ropesmay be tarred ones, or the like and which ropes are provided at theirends with shackles s and serve for drawing the tilt tightly down uponthe provender, etc., and for fastening it securely in place.

There are four such ropes which extend forth from the lateral parts b,as shown in Fig. l. These ropes are so long that they can form laces, asshown in the lower-most part "from rain and snow.

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of Fig. 2. These portions of the ropes are drawn through the rings 1" ofthe straps-c, as well as through similar rings r2 provided at thelongitudinal members of the underframe of the carriage.V The ends of the"ropes on the same Lside ofthe tilt are finally connected with oneanother bysha'ckels s( (Figs. l and 2). i 4 l The corners of theprojecting portions lc of the middle or main part of the tilt are'pro-60 vided withvrings or loopsr1 (Fig. 1). The ropes n are irst passedthrough these rings or loops when the tilt has been brought into itsposition of use upon the provender or the like (position as inF ig. 2)so as to hold said 65 portions lo in proper position, and onlythereafter they are put alternately through', the rings r and r2inorder'to form lacingsfas in Fig 2 Thel middle part a is longer than,the side parts bb. l The length oftheselatter corresponds to the,normallengthof the wagon (Fig. 2) andthe proj ectingends 74 of themid'-v dle part correspond to the normal heightjof the goods on thewagon so that the frontal faces of the goods can be securely protectedThe moddle part a of the tilt projects at its rimsv y over the adjacentrims of the lateral parts b Z2. When the tilt has been brought into itsposition of use, as in Fig. 2, and when then the ropes n are drawn firstthrough the rings r1, and then through the rings'r, there are formedbetween said rims oblong apertures d which act as ventilation aperturesin that air canV find access through them to the goods, i. e., to therough provender or other Vegetable.

Removing the tilt from the goods, and rollrj ing or coiling it up can beeffected very easily and conveniently (after the frontal portions havebeen disconnected from' the adjacent ends of the side parts ZJ) by firstthrowing the lateral parts bupwardly and down upon the middle part L sovthatfthe three parts lie over one another, and by then rollin@ orceiling up the superposed parts from both ends towards the center ofthetilt or tilt fabric. When the tilt has been rolled lorl coiled up, cordsor straps are wound ..39 ing transversely over said three parts on thearound it in order to prevent it from unrolling or uncoiling so that thecollapsed tilt keeps its proper shape.

A particular feature of the improved tilt is that it can be used in atwofold way, viz. also as a tent in which case the tilt or, may be, twoor more tilts is, or are, employed in connection with different wagonsor with poles Aand struts and similar rigid 'supporting members notshown, by way of example, inv Fig. 3 in which the tent Yorthe'bari-ackcon-l sists of two tilts of the type in question. With tilts of thenormal size one thereof will fou-in a tent of about 3x10 1n. bottomsize, two combined tents will forni a tent of about 100 m.2 bottom size,and three combined tilts will form av tent of about 170 m? It is obviousthat also barracks can be erected in this waly,

Vclaim l. A wagon tilt, comprising, in combination, a longitudinalmiddle part; two separate longitudinal side parts, straps extendingtransversely over said three parts on the inner surface thereof andbeing connected with them', substantially as set forth.

' A wagon tilt, comprising, in combination, a longitudinal middle part;tWo separate longitudinal side parts, straps extend- 'inner'surfacethereof and being Yconnected with theln andrigid fastening means,attached tothe ends of said'straps, substantially as set forth. Y

3. A wagon tilt, comprising in combination, a longitudinalmddle part,two sepaonel of its side jpartshanfg vertically and the other side partis adapted to be extended oblique'ly upwards, for cooperation with acomplementary part of another tilt to form a tent. f'

In testimony whereof I aix my-sgnature.

CHARLES 'HoFRIoHTnR rate longitudinal side parts which are shorter vthan said middle part lso that end portions of lthis latter project overthe ends .of said side parts; straps extending transversely over saidthreeparts on the inner surface-thereof and 'bein-g connected with them,substantial- `ly as set forth. Y Y' y A4:. `A' wagon tilt, comprising incombination, a longitudinal'middle part, two separate longitudinal sideparts which areshorter than vsaid middle part so that end portions ofthis latter project over the ends .of said side parts, the length ofthese latter parts corresponding to the normal length of the freightWagon and the middle part being longer by as much as corresponds to thenormal height of the goods upon the wagon; straps extending transverselyover said three parts on .the inner surface thereof and being connectedwithv them, :substantially as set forth.

rate longitudinal side parts extending at their innerl edges below Vtheedges of said middle part; straps lextending transversely .over saidthree parts on the inner surface thereof and being connected with them,substantiallyfas setforth.

6. A wagon tilt, comprising, in combinai so

